I've been using Linux at home now for about three years, first Mandriva now Kubuntu.

I am now retired but while at work I got more and more fed up with Windows on my office PC. Our main computers there were running an IBM variant of RedHat and there was lots of Linux expertise (and enthusiasm) around to get me going. I decided that on retirement I should no longer be dependent on proprietary software (well to the least possible extent) so it seemed that Linux was a natural choice for home use. There is a bit of a learning curve but I certainly don't regret making the move. I've been using computers for almost 50 years now and throughout that time I have had to learn (and discard) dozens of systems, languages and applications. Linux was one of the better changes in my computing life. I feel I am now with a system that I stand a chance of understanding at whatever level of detail I want (aided by the vast number of knowledgeable users around the world) whereas with Windows there seemed always to be bits that were impenetrable (probably deliberately so).